NYC BLOG & TRAVEL GUIDE: Dining

We’ve told you about Chinatown’s festive shopping possibilities. Now, how do you fuel yourself after rummaging through all those cheongsams and paper lanterns? Easily: you’re in one of New York’s best food neighborhoods. And the best part? The prices are very reasonable. (Remember that many stores and restaurants in Chinatown refuse credit cards, so bring [...]

Am I too late to make Christmas Dinner reservations? Absolutely not. In fact, most restaurants do not even publish their Christmas menus until just after Thanksgiving, so mid December is the perfect time to make reservations. Within a short walk from the hotel there are many options for both traditional holiday dinners and just about [...]

You know that NYC is a dining haven…but what if you have children in tow? No problem. And, no worries: we’re giving you three of our favorite places for children and adults.

Hell’s Kitchen, now known as the sanitized name of Clinton, picks up the area below the UWS, and is home to our fair hotel. But this neighborhood is more than just Times Square: It’s also full of quiet nooks – really! – and fine eateries. What to see: You already know about the theater here [...]

Upper East Side is filled with New York personality. It sits opposite of Upper West Side, on the other side of Central Park, in the northern part of the city. Upper East Side is is where the money lives. All those Thomas Crown-type palatial apartments you’ve seen in movies? They’re here. So are a clutch [...]